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The HIV virus can lurk in the human brain, waiting to spread
A recent study in mice and human tissue found that the HIV virus could lurk in the brain even when patients were being treated with antiviral therapy.
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Secrets in the brain of people who commit suicide because of depression
Canadian scientists found a difference between brain cells of suicidal people and normal people.
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What makes humans different from the rats?
According to the researchers, there is a type of brain cell that has long been overlooked in one of the aspects that make the human brain fundamentally different from th…
Animal world
Upgrade the mouse intelligence
After transplanting human cells into the brain of mice, experts from the University of Rochester (USA) witnessed the ability of subjects to learn faster than their neigh…
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Finding ways to cure memory loss caused by West Nile virus infection
US scientists have recently found a way to explain dementia after WNV infection, as well as a cure for the disease.
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The brain will destroy itself if the body lacks regular sleep
Did you know, our brains completely change the state when we take a break to erase the toxic byproducts of nerve activity left over after a long day?